2021 Turkish Grand Prix
The 2021 Turkish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Turkish Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on 10 October 2021 at Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Istanbul. It was the sixteenth of twenty-two rounds of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. This was also the last Turkish Grand Prix, as the race had not been contracted for the 2022 season and beyond.
| 2021 Turkish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 22 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Istanbul Park Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 10 October 2021 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Turkish Grand Prix 2021 | ||||
| Location | Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Istanbul | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.338 km (3.316 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 58 laps, 309.396 km (192.249 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast with intermittent rain | ||||
| Attendance | 190,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:22.998 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:30.432 on lap 58 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
| Third |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes set the fastest lap time in qualifying but started 11th after the application of grid penalties. This promoted team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position. Bottas won the race, with the fastest lap, with Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez finishing second and third.
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